Bryant vs. Maine betting: College basketball preview for January 4

Data Skrive
Data Skrive

The Bryant Bulldogs (6-9, 0-0 America East) are favored (-3.5) to end a four-game losing streak when they host the Maine Black Bears (8-7, 0-0 America East) at 2:00 PM ET on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at Chace Athletic Center. The matchup airs on ESPN+. The over/under in the matchup is 151.

Check out all the Latest NCAA Basketball Betting Previews!

Spread

Bryant Cover -3.5 vs Maine -109

Bet $20, Payout $38.35

Bryant vs. Maine betting lines

  • Bryant moneyline odds to win: -166
  • Maine moneyline odds to win: +139
  • Spread: Bryant (-3.5)
  • Total: 151

Bryant statistics, trends and more

As the home team

  • Bryant sports a worse record against the spread when playing at home (0-2-0) than it does on the road (2-7-0).
  • The Bulldogs have eclipsed the total less often when playing at home, hitting the over in one of two home matchups (50%). On the road, they have hit the over in five of nine games (55.6%).
  • As a moneyline favorite, Bryant has won a lower percentage of its home games (.000) compared to road games (.667).

Recent trends

  • The Bulldogs’ offense has been less productive over their last 10 games, putting up 81.0 points a contest compared to the 82.7 they’ve averaged this season.
  • Bryant’s points-allowed average over its past 10 games (83.3) is 3.2 more points per game than the team is allowing over the entire season (80.1).
  • During their last 10 contests, the Bulldogs are making 0.1 fewer three-pointers per game than their season long average (8.0 compared to 8.1 season-long), while also shooting a lower percentage from beyond the arc in that span (34.8% compared to 35.4% season-long).

Bryant betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 3-10-0 (Home: 0-2-0; Away: 2-7-0)
  • ATS Record When Favored by 3.5+: 2-4-0 (As Favorite: 2-5-0; As Underdog: 1-5-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-5-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 5-4-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 3-4 (Home: 0-2; Away: 2-1)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 1-5 (Home: 0-0; Away: 1-5)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
45.4 (168th in nation) 42.5 (150th) 36.9 (27th) 33.3 (289th) 14.1 (179th) 13.4 (321st)

Need to know more about sports betting before you put down a wager on Bryant vs. Maine? Here’s everything you need to know about how to bet.

Maine statistics, trends and more

As the away team

  • Against the spread, Maine has been better at home (1-1-0) than away (4-5-0).
  • In terms of the over/under, Black Bears games have gone over one of two times at home (50%), and six of nine on the road (66.7%).

Recent trends

  • The Black Bears are putting up 73.2 points per contest over their past 10 games, compared to their season average of 72.1.
  • In its last 10 games, Maine is surrendering 66.0 points per game, 0.5 fewer points than its season average (66.5).
  • In their past 10 games, the Black Bears are draining 6.7 treys per contest, 0.6 more than their season average (6.1). They also have a better three-point percentage over their past 10 contests (38.3%) compared to their season average (32.6%).

Maine betting records this season

  • ATS Record: 7-6-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 4-5-0)
  • ATS Record When Underdog by 3.5+: 3-2-0 (As Favorite: 2-4-0; As Underdog: 5-2-0)
  • O-U-P: 8-5-0 (Home: 1-1-0; Away: 6-3-0)
  • Record When Moneyline Favorite: 2-3 (Home: 1-1; Away: 0-2)
  • Record When Moneyline Underdog: 3-4 (Home: 0-0; Away: 2-4)
Field Goal % Opp. Field Goal % Rebounds Opp. Rebounds Assists Turnovers
46.1 (135th in nation) 42.1 (125th) 29.0 (337th) 32.1 (241st) 15.3 (108th) 10.5 (83rd)
Author Profile
BetDecider Team

The BetDecider team brings you the most current sports betting content, with expert insights and tips. Our aim is that you can make an informed betting decision, including best odds and exclusive sportsbook offers, to maximize your betting experience.

Ryan Knuppel

Knup Solutions [molongui_author_name]

About Ryan Knuppel

Ryan has been one of the leading sports business & iGaming professionals for over 15 years. He started as a freelance writer and now operates one of the top sports content agencies around, Knup Solutions. He has literally written 10,000 plus sports and betting related articles across the web.

 

Sports Network:

sports20.com, usawager.com, knupsports.com, baseballspotlight.com, basketballarticles.com, betdecider.com, njsportsbookreview.com, dunkelindex.com, sportspub.com, oddschoice.com

 

Betting Guide

How Money Line Works?

Moneyline betting is by far the easiest way to place a sports wager. There are no point spreads to parse, no garbage-time free throws to ruin your betting day, and no last-minute meaningless touchdowns to take you from a winner to a loser.

How to Bet Odds

When we, as sports fans, learned our multiplication tables, we aced the number 7. Seven, 14, 21, 28, 35, 42 were easy because we all watched football on the weekends. Multiplication by sevens, then add a three, a six after a missed PAT.

How to Bet on NFL Games

Baseball is America’s pastime, but football is America’s crazed passion, with its weekly schedule of games, millions of television viewers across the country and the world, and the billion-dollar stadiums that serve as Sunday cathedrals in 32 American cities.

What is the Spread?

If you are a golfer or have ever played on a bowling team, think of a point spread like a handicap. It is a way for two teams of differing abilities to play each other on equal footing.  The better team, and the favorite in the game, gives a certain amount …